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Braves’ girls upended

MARQUETTE — The Gladstone girls couldn’t quite hang with fourth-ranked Marquette for four quarters Tuesday night as they dropped a 57-45 basketball decision.

Gladstone was within 40-38 after the third stanza, but was outscored 17-7 during the final frame of the Great Northern Conference game.

“I was proud of the effort,” said Braves’ coach Eric Lundin. “We put together what I thought was a great game. They made some big threes during their fourth-quarter run.”

Amber Huebner led the Redettes (10-1 overall, 3-0 GNC) with 16 points and 11 steals.

Leigha Woelffer paced Gladstone (3-8 overall, 0-4 league) with 18 points and 14 rebounds despite a wrist injury in the second quarter.

“Leigha had a great game,” said Lundin. “She played bigger than she is. The injury hindered Leigha, but we never question her work ethic at all. Taylor Hunter had a great performance defensively and Alyssa Polley handled their full-court pressure the whole game.

“They’re very quick and Amber is probably one of the best players in the U.P.”

The Braves held a 34-29 rebounding advantage, hit 17-of-43 field goals and committed 23 turnovers. The Redettes sank 22-of-59 shots.

“The turnovers hurt us, but I thought our girls played pretty good defense,” said Lundin. “They also did a nice job inside.”

Gladstone, which also dropped the jayvee game, hosts Stephenson Thursday. Marquette hosts Escanaba Monday.

Gladstone 15 11 12   7 — 45

Marquette 11 13 16 17 — 57

Gladstone — Polley 6, Ahlgren 5, Zeise 2, Hardwick 6, Hunter 8, Woelffer 18. FT: 10-16; F: 17; Fouled out: None; 3-point field goal: Polley.

Marquette — Peterson 8, Huebner 16, Hale 8, Hicks 4, Pliska 2, Bulinski 4, Grange 3, Miller 6, Warchock 6. FT: 7-17; F: 18; Fouled out: None; 3-point field goals: Peterson 2, Hale 2, Hicks, Bulinski.

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